Number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden

Sweden: Number using at least basic sanitation was 10.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.47 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
73rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
10.47 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.80 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden, 2000–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201220242000: 8.8M2001: 8.8M2002: 8.9M2003: 8.9M2004: 8.9M2005: 9.0M2006: 9.0M2007: 9.1M2008: 9.1M2009: 9.2M2010: 9.3M2011: 9.4M2012: 9.4M2013: 9.5M2014: 9.6M2015: 9.7M2016: 9.8M2017: 9.9M2018: 10.1M2019: 10.2M2020: 10.2M2021: 10.3M2022: 10.4M2023: 10.4M2024: 10.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 10.47 million for number using at least basic sanitation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden peaked at 10.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.80 million, in 2000.

Sweden ranks 73rd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 8.80 million —
2001 8.83 million +0.3%
2002 8.86 million +0.3%
2003 8.89 million +0.4%
2004 8.92 million +0.4%
2005 8.95 million +0.4%
2006 9.00 million +0.5%
2007 9.07 million +0.7%
2008 9.14 million +0.8%
2009 9.21 million +0.8%
2010 9.29 million +0.8%
2011 9.36 million +0.7%
2012 9.42 million +0.7%
2013 9.50 million +0.8%
2014 9.60 million +1.0%
2015 9.69 million +1.0%
2016 9.81 million +1.2%
2017 9.95 million +1.3%
2018 10.06 million +1.1%
2019 10.16 million +1.0%
2020 10.23 million +0.7%
2021 10.29 million +0.6%
2022 10.36 million +0.7%
2023 10.42 million +0.6%
2024 10.47 million +0.5%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 10.47 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million, 3.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 10.47 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.89 million, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.97 million 8.80 million 9.21 million 10
2010s 9.68 million 9.29 million 10.16 million 10
2020s 10.35 million 10.23 million 10.47 million 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 70 Ghana 10.87 million compare
  2. 71 Malawi 10.66 million compare
  3. 72 Czechia 10.64 million compare
  4. 74 Cuba 10.41 million compare
  5. 75 Portugal 10.39 million compare
  6. 76 Dominican Republic 10.30 million compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden?
Number using at least basic sanitation in Sweden was 10.47 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 10.47 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number using at least basic sanitation recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 8.80 million in 2000.
How does Sweden rank for number using at least basic sanitation?
Sweden ranks 73rd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is number using at least basic sanitation rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number using at least basic sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number using at least basic sanitation
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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